It seems like social media rules the world these days, and the NBA is no exception to its dominion.

The advent and widespread adoption of Twitter has added a whole new dimension to following the NBA. There's more personal access to players, teams, personalities and media members than ever before.

Follow the right group of people, and you'll never be out of the loop on anything related to the Association. You can get links to every must-see highlight play minutes after they happen. You can follow and participate in intelligent basketball conversations about the minutiae of the league. You can see what the athletes get up to off the court.

So, in the spirit of the Twitter-verse, here are the core members of the Lakers summed up in a tweet.

Steve Blake

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Steve Blake has had a rough go of it so far as a member of the Lakers. He didn't really live up to his contract during his first couple seasons with the team, but he has played well as a backup to Steve Nash when healthy this season.

After two months of watching Darius Morris and Chris Duhon confirm the stereotype about Lakers point guards, fans appreciate Blake more now.

Once again, how big of a difference is it having Steve Blake as the backup PG vs. Morris or Duhon? Answer: BIG difference.

Pau Gasol

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Pau Gasol is known as "The Spaniard" for a reason.

He is all about Spain. It's his homeland, obviously, and he takes great pride in Spanish athletic feats, whether it's giving props to Ricky Rubio, cheering on FC Barcelona or shouting out Spain's top tennis players.

Kobe Bryant

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In a league full of competitive people, Kobe Bryant may be the ultimate competitor. He will use the tiniest of slights as motivational fuel.

After a harmless, throwaway line from Mark Cuban suggesting the Lakers may look to amnesty Bryant, Kobe put up a 38-7-12 line in a win over the Dallas Mavericks later in the week and then took to Twitter post-game for a direct comeback at Cuban: